Luke family garden

Mike and Bernadette Luke are taking part in Saturday’s Manette Edible Gardens Tour de Coop in Bremerton. Their garden features raised beds, straw bale gardening, pallet gardening, a cinder block bed, a strawberry wall, a potato tower, a worm bin, a compost bin, and a chicken coop.

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Bernadette Luke carries one of her hens at her Manette home on Wednesday. Bernadette and her husband Mike will be showcasing their garden in the upcoming Manette Edible Gardens Tour de Coop on Saturday.

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In this July 13, 2013 photo, San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Thatcher throws against the San Francisco Giants in San Diego. The Arizona Diamondbacks have sent struggling right-hander Ian Kennedy to the Padres for Thatcher, a minor leaguer and a draft pick. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, Fileq)

Bernadette Luke opens a lettuce seed that she will be harvesting from their garden to plant next year.

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Bernadette Luke herds her “girls” away from her vegetables and toward their fenced-in area on Wednesday.